A half-dozen Republicans sided with the Democrats in voting to advance the bill that extends benefits for the long-term unemployed.
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Bone-chattering cold snapped decades-old records across the Midwest as the polar air started to invade the East and South today.
The deal settles criminal charges accusing the bank of ignoring obvious warning signs of Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme.
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Dan Shaughnessy
The Colts are not guaranteed to choke. But they have all the ingredients Bill Belichick loves in a playoff chump.
A local hiking group is united in its goal of scaling 4,000-foot-high mountains in the winter in spite of the danger.
Vonn, whose knee has not yet fully recovered from a fall last winter, will have more surgery soon.
Kevin Cullen
Marty Walsh understands better than most that we don’t need more jail cells as much as we need more beds for addicts.
TOM KEANE
An experimental stateColorado is a laboratory of democracy, and its marijuana experiment could teach us a lot.
Tom Brady tops the list because, while he might not win every playoff game, he won’t be the reason the Patriots lose, either.
Across the city, many said they were optimistic Martin Walsh would prove to be a worthy successor to Thomas Menino — at least in time.
An eruption of violence is threatening to undo much of what US troops appeared to have accomplished before they withdrew.
Mayor Martin Walsh chose the Conte Forum at Boston College so that he could invite a larger audience to his inauguration.
A combination of snow, ice, fog, and new rules brought the national air transportation system to its knees Monday.
The war in Sierra Leone is over, and the child soldiers have departed. But emotional recovery by the survivors is sluggish.
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